Wang Ping'an (Chinese: 王平安 Wáng Píng'ān) is an open-world NPC that first appears as Starsnatcher in Xiao's Story Quest, Alatus Chapter: Act I - Butterfly's Dream.
After completing the World Quest Hereafter: Return to the Mountains in Series Hereafter, he can be found in Pervases' Temple where the player can offer incense to the Yaksha's statue.
Location[]
- After completing Hereafter
Profile[]
As a young child, Wang was enthralled by the adepti after hearing tales of them from his grandfather, a folklorist. After his grandfather passed away, he searched through his belongings and found a Sigil of Permission. Cosplaying as an adepti known as Starsnatcher, he had initially done it for fun but soon became warped by greed and fame, eventually accumulating a small following that stopped at the outskirts of Wangshu Inn.
In Xiao's Story Quest, the Traveler stumbles into Wang and his party facing some tainted hilichurls that were empowered as a result of Xiao's karmic debt tainting them. After scaring the hilichurls off, the Traveler talks with Wang, who demands payment in order to have their wish fulfilled. When they choose to bring him tasty food, they find him in Wanwen Bookhouse before returning to the inn, where they spot him trying to fend off the returning hilichurls to no avail. As he makes excuses for being unable to drive them off, the Traveler and Paimon soon found Xiao and informed him of the adepti they found. Xiao did not recall any adepti with such a name, leading them to realize he is a fake. After performing the Dream Trawler ritual, Wang's soul is brought to the three; seeing Xiao in the flesh causes him to realize the error of his ways and he forsakes his adeptus identity, repaying all of his followers and giving the Traveler belongings he no longer needed, including the Sigil of Permission. His followers however, were too absorbed with his supposed "benevolence," with one of them finding his mask, although believing it to be a spare.
During the events of "Hereafter: The Trail of Pervases" and the subsequent quests, the Traveler found Starnatcher being attacked by a group of Hilichurls. Starnatcher was supposed to make an offering in the abandoned temple of Pervases after he was set up by the Treasure Hoarders in the area. With the help of the Traveler and the Millelith, he is able to renovate the temple.
Appearance[]
(To be added.)
Quests and Events[]
Wang Ping'an[]
World Quests
Starsnatcher[]
Story Quests
Idle Quotes[]
Information...
- "Hmm, I need to collect more information..."
Dialogue[]
- Wang Ping'an: Hello there. Are you here to offer incense today?
Could you give me a few sticks?
- Wang Ping'an: No problem. Please wait a moment...
- Wang Ping'an: Here, take them. The censer is right there, please go ahead.
- (Obtain
Fine Incense if not owned yet.)
- Do many people come here to offer incense these days?
- Wang Ping'an: A few. Not that many.
- Wang Ping'an: This place is a little off the beaten track, and few people know that there is a temple here at all.
- Wang Ping'an: Hmm. Perhaps I should find some way to let people know this temple is here...
- Have you finished your book yet?
- Wang Ping'an: Not quite. Heh... well actually, to tell the truth, I'm still a long way off...
- Wang Ping'an: I did collect quite a fair bit of material, but some of the stories don't have enough evidence to back them up.
- Wang Ping'an: I've spent goodness-knows how much time just trying to confirm which sources are reliable.
- Wang Ping'an: So as for my book... *sigh* Even I don't know how much longer it'll take at this point.
- See you.
- Wang Ping'an: Alright. Stay safe, now. Be careful when you're out there. The roads are not that safe.
Trivia[]
- He was first mentioned on the Wangshu Inn Bulletin Board, where someone — either Starsnatcher himself or one of his followers — wrote "Starsnatcher bounds across the heavens! When the sun and moon perish, the Celestial Lord will rule supreme!"
Other Languages[]
Wang Ping'an
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Wang Ping'an |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 王平安 Wáng Píng'ān |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 王平安 Wáng Píng'ān |
| Japanese | 平安 Heian[2] |
| Korean | 왕평안왕평안 Wang Pyeong-an |
| Spanish | Wang Ping'an |
| French | Wang Ping'an |
| Russian | Ван Пинъань Van Pin"an' |
| Thai | Wang Ping'an |
| Vietnamese | Wang Ping'an |
| German | Wang Ping’an |
| Indonesian | Wang Ping'an |
| Portuguese | Wang Ping'an |
| Turkish | Wang Ping'an |
| Italian | Wang Ping'an |
Starsnatcher
| Language | Official Name | Literal Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| English | Starsnatcher | — |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 掇星攫辰天君 Duōxīng Juéchén Tiānjūn | Heavenly Lord Who Picks Up The Stars and Seizes The Celestial Bodies |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 掇星攫辰天君 Duōxīng Juéchén Tiānjūn | |
| Japanese | 掇星攫辰天君 Tatsusei Kakushin Tenkun | Heavenly Lord Who Picks Up The Stars and Seizes The Celestial Bodies[※][※] |
| Korean | 철성확진천군철성확진천군 Cheolseong-hwakjin-cheongun | Heavenly Lord Who Picks Up The Stars and Seizes The Celestial Bodies[※][※] |
| Spanish | Ladrón de Estrellas | Star Thief |
| French | Céleste voleur d'étoiles | Celestial Thief of Stars |
| Russian | Небесный Император Звездолов Nebesnyy Imperator Zvezdolov | The Heavenly Emperor Starcatcher[• 1] |
| Thai | "ลอร์ดแห่งสวรรค์ผู้คว้าดวงดาว" | |
| Vietnamese | Tinh Nguyệt Thiên Quân | |
| German | „Nach den Sternen greifender Himmelsfürst“ | "Heaven's Prince Who Reached for the Stars" |
| Indonesian | Starsnatcher | — |
| Portuguese | Ladrão de Estrelas | |
| Turkish | Wang Ping'an | — |
| Italian | Wang Ping'an | — |
- ↑ Russian: Звездолов Zvezdolov is a compound word made of the noun звезда zvezda, "star" and the verb ловить lovit', "to catch," joined by the interfix -о- -o-.
Change History[]
- Wang Ping'an was added to the overworld.
- Wang Ping'an was released as a quest-exclusive NPC.
References[]
- ↑ Twitter: EN VA Self Announcement
- ↑ Story Quest, Xiao, Alatus Chapter: Act I - Butterfly's Dream, Part 4: Insights of Drifting Dreams (Japanese Voice-Over)